14-Police Department StatisticsCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
Submittal Date:
priginating Department:
Presented By:
Agenda Item No.:
07/26/2011
Council Date:
Police
Chief Bob Hundley
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08/08/2011
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Not an action item.
POLICY ISSUE(S):
Police Department Statistics
BACKGROUND:
A request was made by council wanting a report of the police department's activities for calendar year
2010. Attached to this briefing sheet is an eight page report which reports all of the department's
activities and crime statistics for 2010.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
EXHIBITS:
Statistical Report of Police Activities for 2010
ACTION:
BUDGET INFO:
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FISCAL NOTES:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Z Administration Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire
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2010 Statistical Report
Department Personnet
The current composition of the department is as follows:
Sworn Personnel
Chief Bob Hundley
Asst. Chief Randy Tuttle, EMC
Lt. Danny Huff, Criminal Investigations
Lt. Terry Bull, Uniform Patrol Services
Lt. Burton Golden, Support Services
Sgt. Tim Moree, Office of Professional Standards
Officer Matt Birch, PIO, Crime Prevention
3 Sergeants are assigned to CID
4 Sergeants are assigned to Patrol
1 Sergeant is assigned to Support Services
4 Corporals are assigned to Patrol
5 Police officers are assigned to School Resource Officers (Paid for by school districts)
2 Police officers are assigned to Community Policing (Paid for by Grant)
2 Police officers are assigned to CID for auto theft (Paid for by Grant)
6 Police officers are assigned to CID as Detectives
1 Police officer is assigned to CID as a warrant officer
28 Police officers are assigned to Patrol (4 in FTO training 2 openings)*
Total 62
Civilian Personnel
13 9-1-1 and Communications Operators
3 Records Clerks
2 Part time records clerks
2 Secretaries
Z Animal Control Officers
2 Part time kennel technicians
1 Maintenance / Custodian
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Traffic Accidents
There is a direct correlation between the number of motor vehicle collisions and traffic
law enforcement. In 2010, with more officers available on the street, more traffic stops
were made. As a result of that attention to traffic enforcement, we are pleased to report
that that the number of accidents with injuries, injured persons and fatalities all decreased
from 2009 levels.
The total calls for service which are initially listed as a motor vehicle accident may
change when the officer arrives on scene.
2009 2010
. TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE -ACQDENTS 1673 1666
. TOTAL ACQDENTS - REPORTED 1068 1041
. FATALITY ACQDENTS 5 4
. ACQDENTS WITH INJURY 309 238
. PERSONS Ir1JURED 455 344
. PROPERTY DAMAGE ACQDENTS 754 799
. HIT AND RLJN 128 100
. PARKING LOT ACQDENTS 289 285
(Jutreach - Crime Prevention
We believe the department can be more effective by enlisting the help and support of
the communiry. We also believe open communications taking place between members of
the department and the community will build a rapport in which trust from our citizens
will result in more information being provided regarding criminal activities.
The department supports several pages on the city of Paris website with information
regarding the workings of the department and who to contact when citizens have issues.
We currently provide calls for service for police, fire and EMS through the department's
computer aided dispatch software to the city website to show current status of calls. This
information has a time delay and calls regarding abuse of children or sexual assault are not
displayed. We recently removed the location of calls on this page due to security concerns.
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We provide historical information on calls for service with CrimeReports.com. Anyone
can log in and see calls for service, crime patterns, and traffic concerns. This website also
allows for citizens to sign up for e-mail notifications when crimes take place in close
proximity to their home or business.
The department's Crime Prevention officer, Matt Birch provides leadership with the
local Lamar County CrimeStoppers organization by acting as the coordinator for this group.
The Lamar County CrimeStoppers continually receives state recognition as one of the best
in the state. Crime Prevention activities for 2010 included:
➢ 26 CrimeStoppers Meetings
➢ 11 Crime Prevention and Crime Awareness Meetings
➢ 6 Home Security Inspections
➢ 2 Neighborhood Watch Meetings
The department began the Citizens Police Academy in 2009. We conducted 2
academies in 2010 with 43 participants. From these academies, the alumni began the Paris
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association which fostered a program called Citizens On
Patrol. This program allows members to provide volunteer service to the department by
assistance on traffic control at parades and public events, additional patrol and streetlight
patrols. These volunteers provided over 600 hours of volunteer work for 2010.
The department is also tasked with providing the Emergency Management Plan for the
city. Emergency Management Coordinator Assistant Chief Tuttle submitted a revision of the
EMP which earned the designation as `advanced' from the Texas Department of Emergency
Management this year.
The Emergency Operations Center is located presently in the basement of City Hall and
has been activated many times for monitoring severe weather that threatens Paris and the
surrounding area.
The department also acts as the warning point for the city of Paris Emergency
Management Plan. The department administered and used two services in 2010 for
providing information and warning to our local residents. CodeRED, a reverse 9-1-1
telephone message delivery service and NIXLE, a text and e-mail based message service
were used exclusively. Due to costs, this program has been consolidated in a new warning
system called Paris Alerts!
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Crime Statistics
The Department reports crime statistics to the Texas Department of Public Safety who
reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The manner in which these statistics are
reported is through a program referred to as the Uniform Crime Report, Type 1 offenses.
The UCR tracks the 'top' 7 categories of crime.
Arrests
Our custodial arrests increased in 2010. Officers made a total of 2,678 adult arrests in
2010, up from 2,519 arrests in 2009. Unfortunately, these arrests also included an increase
in juvenile arrests which totaled 134, 16 more than the 118 juveniles arrested in 2009.
Calls for Service
The department manages the Public Safety Answering Point for Paris and Lamar
County. Anytime a person in this county dials 9-1-1, a Paris Police dispatcher answers that
call. Depending on the situation, our dispatchers will dispatch police, fire and EMS for the
city, EMS and initial dispatch of 1St Responders and Volunteer Fire Departments for Lamar
County. After the initial dispatch, these calls are handed over to the Lamar County SherifFs
Office for the remainder of the call. The only 9-1-1 call we do not dispatch is a need for law
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In 2010, a substantial drop in thefts and other decreases in robbery and rape provided a
total 5.33% decrease in the overall crime rate for the city.
enforcement only outside the city limits, those calls are transferred to the Lamar County
Sheriff s Office.
9-1-1 Calls Answered by Emergency Dispatchers- 24,080 Z7,UUy
Although emergency calls on 9-1-1 are a priority, our communications personnel also
handle all telephone administrative calls. These calls can range from questions about the
weather to what time does an event take place. We also receive emergency situations by
administrative lines. Our telephone switch software does not allow for historical statistics
as far as calls handled. The only statistic we can check is call handling for the last seven
days. This average of 328 calls a day handled by our dispatchers provided by this report is
only an average. We certainly have times when more calls are coming in than can be
answered on the first ring by our on-duty personnel.
Administrative Telephone Call Handling for March 24th through the 31St:
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
353
357
184
106
346
281
318
Calls for service may or may not result in a report being made. These are the number of
calls which were dispatched to emergency units by our dispatchers or initiated from the
field.
Communications dispatched: 2009 2010
Police- 54,784 54,558
Animal Control- 2,925 3,229
EMS- 8,451 8,760
Fire- 2,048 2,161
1St Responders / VFD's- 1,433 1,361
Total Calls Dispatched 69,641 70,069
Calls for Service by Activity
911 Hang Ups
147
911 Miss-Dials
511
911 Violations
206
Abandoned Vehicles
94
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ABC Violations
142
Alarms- Burglar
2,000
Alarms- Fire
75
Alarms- Medical
7
Animal Calls
796
Animal Bites
32
Arson
5
Assist other Agency
123
Assault
571
ATTF Inspections
18
ATTF Task Assist
83
Bomb Found
1
Bomb Threats
3
Burglary Auto
410
Burglary Business
106
Burglary Residence
432
Child Abuse
30
Child Locked in vehicle
18
Civil Stand By
1,127
Criminal Mischief
634
Criminal Trespass
652
Cruelty to Animals
7
Curfew Violations
9
Deceased Persons
29
Deadly Conduct
1
Direct Traffic
79
Disorderly Conduct
150
Disturbance - Family
1,004
Disturbance Noise
493
Disturbance Juvenile
1,283
Disturbance Other
1,255
DWI
290
Emergency Detention
83
Education Code Violation
1
EMS Assist
201
Escort
105
Fight In Progress
146
Fire Department Assist
256
Foot Patrol
11
Forgery, Fraud, ID Theft
357
Found Adult
1
Found Juvenile
16
Harassment Stalking
823
Indecency w/Child
4
6
129
IndecentExposure
18
Kidnapping
6
Littering
78
Loose Livestock
174
Man with Gun
51
Mental Case
193
Minor in Possession
34
Missing Person Adult
57
Missing Person Juvenile
46
Motorist Assist
469
MVA- Fatality
2
MVA- Injury
183
MVA- Property Damage
975
MVA- Parking Lots
274
MVA- Hit and Run
232
Narcotics Investigation
329
C?pen Doors
50
Out at Court
70
Out for fuel
1,345
Out at Station
971
Out of Vehicle
4,757
Public Intoxication
239
Power Line Down
10
Property Damage
208
Property Found
221
Property Lost
68
Properry Recovered
10
Prostitution
2
Public Accident
2
Rape
21
Robbery
23
Runaway
108
Security Checks
2,922
SRO Event
95
Sexual Assault Child
41
Sex Crimes
28
Shooting
5
Solicitor Violation
10
Stabbing
11
Suicide Attempt
91
Suicide Commit
5
Supplemental Investigation 2,109
Suspicious Activity
310
Suspicious Person
1,134
7
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Suspicious Vehicle
1,021
Terroristic Threat
314
Theft
1,407
Theft Vehicle
115
Tobacco Violations
5
Traffic Hazards
625
Traffic Violations
726
Transport Prisoners
475
Truancy
3
Unauthorized Use Veh
27
Violate Protective Order
14
Warrant Arrests
944
Weapons Violations
2
Weather Watch
20
Welfare Concerns
623
Total
40,385
Animal Control Services
The department operates the city of Paris Animal Shelter and Animal Control Services.
The department partnered several years ago with the Lamar County Humane Association
for assistance in the shelter and enhancement of placement of unwanted pets. We are very
pleased to see an increase of animals going to rescue organizations in 2010
2009
2010
• Animal Control Calls for Service
3,258
3,838
• Animals Impounded
3,966
4,254
• Animals Adopted
589
388
• Rescued
111
690
• Animals Reclaimed
257
250
. Animals Euthanized
3,009
2,926
Summary
2010 was a busy year for the department as evidenced by the statistics of work performed.
The interesting concept of law enforcement statistics is the inabiliry to know what we were
able to prevent. It will never be known what person was deterred from committing a crime
by the sight of a patrol car moving through a neighborhood, the reports of arrests being
made for drug use and sales or the steadfast continuing investigation of reported crimes.
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I personally believe the more preventative patrol we are allowed to accomplish, the more
in progress crimes will be discovered and more crimes will be prevented.
The continued support of the City Administratian and City Council of our activities are
appreciated and needed to help us make Paris a safe and prosperous community.
Bob Hundley, Jr.
Chief of Police
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